{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50d-3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50D-3","heading":"Process for action for permanent civil no-contact order.","body":"(a)\tAny action for a permanent civil no-contact order requires that a summons be issued and served. The summons issued pursuant to this Chapter shall require the respondent to answer within 10 days of the date of service. Attachments to the summons shall include the complaint for the permanent civil no-contact order.\n(b)\tService of the summons and attachments shall be by the sheriff by personal delivery in accordance with Rule 4 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, and if the respondent cannot with due diligence be served by the sheriff by personal delivery, the respondent may be served by publication by the complainant in accordance with Rule 4(j1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure.\n(c)\tThe court may enter a permanent civil no-contact order by default for the remedy sought in the complaint if the respondent has been served in accordance with this section and fails to answer as directed, or fails to appear on any subsequent appearance or hearing date agreed to by the parties or set by the court. (2015-91, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 50D. Permanent Civil No-Contact Order Against Human Traffickers and Sex Offenders."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_50D/GS_50D-3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:04:42Z","sha256":"c0ef0d25da312a0f41292f87d816dd3bfb3f7aef5c7c98742801143c90ce3358","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50d-2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-50d-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}